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The Most Expensive Envelope Strategy is Doing Nothing
Building Envelope For two decades, energy supply was a predictable line item for property owners. Owners budgeted energy costs, escalated it annually by three percent, and life was good. That era has ended. Electricity demand is growing after remaining relatively flat for decades. At the same time, data centers, electrification, and more persistent periods of extreme heat are placing greater demands on the grid.
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More Videos This is a comprehensive manual that goes beyond codes and standards, providing expert guidance in design, detailing, material selection and troubleshooting for plaster and drywall.
Reporters Talk Mobile Home Owners' Rights at Screening of Documentary 'Priced Out'
...by Sireen Abayazid | courtesy CascadePBS.org Cascade PBS teamed with the University Place Library in Pierce County Tuesday to host a screening of the documentary Priced Out, followed by a Q&A with the journalists behind the story. In the documentary, Cascade PBS investigative reporters examine the business practices of mobile home park owner Hurst & Son LLC. As of the film's release in late 2024, the company owned the land under one in 40 of the mobile homes in Washington.
Crisis Communications: Before, During, and After Disasters
Which came first, the classroom or the disaster? It doesn’t matter. They are interwoven and interdependent in a constant cycle of learning, executing, and learning more. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. I reached out to three highly-respected crisis communicators and asked them to share examples of how the classroom effectively informed crisis communications in a disaster and how the disaster experience then informed future classroom curriculum.
Ventura County Fire Department Gets $71,000 Grant to Promote Child Passenger Safety
Ventura County Fire (VCFD) has received a $71,00,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to educate the community on preventing motor vehicle injuries to children. In collaboration with Safe Kids Ventura County and Ventura County Public Health, VCFD aims to provide safety awareness and education related to child passenger safety, and distribute child safety seats to income eligible families.
National Association of Government Communicators
Search all posts for: Compassion Fatigue a Concern for Public Information Officers Too Posted By Matt Coppin , 38 minutes ago Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of blog posts from recent graduates of FEMA’s Master Public Information Officer course. They are sharing insights from their research projects as part of a partnership with NAGC.
Guide to Bangkok street food stalls
TO EVEN VAGUELY UNDERSTAND Bangkok is to understand that life transpires out on the streets. Not the main roads mind you, but the tiny neighborhood sois that unite the community. People flood the sidewalks each night as soon as it starts to cool off — men match wits over chess, teens gather to watch soccer, lovers stroll as lovers always do. And at the heart of it all is the street food.
Pouring waterfalls of Plitvicka Jezera
Even on an overcast day, Plitvice is sure to please with its meadering walkways and gorgeous scenery. When we left Trogir it was 80 and sunny. By the time we arrived at Plitvice, via an unexpected detour off the A-1 highway that resulted in our taking the old, winding, nail-biting route over the mountains, the day had turned chilly and was steeped in fog. We fortified ourselves with lunch and hot tea at Lička Kuća before heading out to the trails.
Mayor Durkan Opens Seattle City Light’s First Curbside Fast-Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Saying Seattle will continue to lead in the fight to address climate change and in clean energy innovation, today in Beacon Hill Mayor Jenny A. Durkan put into service Seattle City Light’s (SCL) first two fast-charging stations for electric vehicles. Mayor Durkan also said City will install up to 18 more charging stations at 1-15 sites in Seattle by year's end. “Cities don’t have the luxury of climate denial and cannot wait for leaders in the other Washington to embrace science.
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